Both vehicles eventually come to a stop with the car crushed against the kerb

Another agreed the HGV driver could have taken further precautions commenting: “Not trucks fault but driver should have closed his nearside up using his trailer and although looking for a gap to exit should have checked his nearside mirrors before exiting.

“It is a dodgy junction but he left himself wide open for an idiot to come up the nearside.”

One commenter who was familiar with the junction added: “I work there its at Magna Park what you don’t realise is that bend is one lane not two the car is at fault.”

The driver filming the incident, however, was praised as one commenter noted: “The guy with the dashcam had a bit of common sense to sit back, take note people take note… give HGVs room.”

In December another lorry driver divided opinion online after releasing dramatic footage of his HGV smashing into a small car he claims was undertaking him.

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